Recommendations

CTTI Releases Recommendations for Real-World Data in Study Planning and Recruitment

10/22/2019

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Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) released recommendations and tools related to using real-world data (RWD) to inform selecting eligibility criteria and recruitment of subjects for clinical trials. RWD are data related to patient health and health care delivery. Data are commonly collected from Electronic Heath Records (EHR) or other sources related to patient health, such as insurance claims. RWD has been available, but there has been a lack of research or consensus on how to use the information beneficially for clinical trials. These recommendations were developed through research and collaboration with stakeholders, including patients and caregivers, to provide the first steps for how sponsors may best use the RWD to plan for clinical trial eligibility requirements and recruitment.

CTTI Releases Recommendations for Decentralized Trials

1/8/2019

Currently, clinical trials are conducted at a center where the subjects have to return for study visits. This can be burdensome and may slow down enrollment or lead to reduced compliance or retention. In decentralized trials (DCT), subjects may meet study requirements without the need to return to the study site. CTTI has released its recommendations for DCT.